Le Puy, Doubs

Le Puy () is a commune in the department of Doubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography
The village of Le Puy is  from Besançon on Route D115 and  north of Roulans. It is close to its intersection with the D336 on the east and the A36 on the west.

Population
The inhabitants of Le Puy are known as Puylots.

Name origin
The village is nicknamed le Puits (French: the Well) on the Cassini map. The French le Puy usually connects to the Provençal word Puech (an isolated hill). Here, as the Cassini map shows, it refers to the local wells.

Related pages
 Communes of the Doubs department

References

Other websites

All sites are in French, unless otherwise indicated.
 Le Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
 Financial Data for Le Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
 Tax information for Le Puy
 My hometown (Monclocher) site(Location of townhall only)
 Le Puy on the intercommunal Web site of the department

Category:Communes in Doubs